Awards
2021
| Award | Recipient(s) | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards |
Ali Mohammed Mehr, Amir Tootooni, Basima Spindari, Lily Bryant, Nam Hee Kim, Nicholas Hu, Paul Bucci, Preeti Vyas, Rubinder Nagi, Shivam Thukral, Tianxin Tao | UBC Computer Science |
| Outstanding Teaching Awards for Faculty |
Anne Condon, Ed Knorr, Helge Rhodin, Leonid Sigal, Paul Carter, Robert Xiao, Steve Wolfman | UBC Computer Science |
| Undergraduate TA Awards |
Benjamin Chang, Brooke Dai, Burcu Gorgulicten, Carmen Xu, Chantelle Twynstra, Charles Lake, Kean Wah Wong, Mara Solen, Phillip Mark, Rebecca Xie, William Walcher | UBC Computer Science |
| Award | Recipient(s) | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Klawe Service Award 2021 |
Ayman Azhar, Kiki Hsieh | UBC Computer Science |
| Martin Frauendorf Memorial Prize |
Daphne Liu | UBC Computer Science |
| Student Service Awards for Graduate Students |
Paul Bucci, Paulette Koronkevish, Swati Goswami | UBC Computer Science |
| Student Service Awards for Volunteers |
Chenyuan (Coco) Wu, Christy Lo, Cindy Ou Yang, Cody Gagnon, Ervin Ng, Natalie Chen, Sepand Dyanatker | UBC Computer Science |
| Award | Recipient(s) | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Award of Excellence 2021 |
David Louie, Devyani McLaren, Elbert Chuang, Hayden McTavish, Quintin Muncaster, Seif Ghazi, Sherry Zhang | UBC Computer Science |
| Bill Aiello Memorial Award in Computer Science |
Brianna Dungate, Mara Solen | UBC Computer Science |
| Greer Family Scholarship 2021 |
David Louie, Victor Wang | UBC Computer Science |
| Markus Meister Memorial Prize |
David Louie | UBC Computer Science |
| Visier Service Awards in Computer Science |
Hyesun An, Joice Tang | UBC Computer Science |
| Governor General's Academic Medal |
Fangzhao Zhang | Governor General of Canada |
2020
| Award | Recipient(s) | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| ACM Distinguished Member |
Cristina Conati | ACM |
| IEEE Fellow |
Alla Sheffer | IEEE |
| Best Paper Award, ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Computer Animation |
Hung Yu Ling, Michiel van de Panne, Nam Hee Kim, Zhaoming Xie | ACM SIGGRAPH |
| Best Student Paper Award |
Cristina Conati, Shane D. Sims | ACM ICMI 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada Fellow |
Alla Sheffer | Royal Society of Canada |
| SIGGRAPH Academy Member |
Alla Sheffer | ACM SIGGRAPH |
| GECCO 2020 Best Paper Award |
Holger H. Hoos, Yasha Pushak | GECCO 2020 |
| 2020 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship |
Sikander Randhawa | NSERC |
| SIGMOD Systems Award |
Margo Seltzer | BerkeleyDB - 2020 SIGMOD Systems Award |
| CHCCS/SCDHM Achievement Award |
Dinesh Pai | Graphics Interface |
| CHI 2020 Best Paper Award |
Karon MacLean, Sabrina Hauser | CHI 2020 |
| CHI 2020 Honorable Mention Award |
Karon MacLean, Robert Xiao, Soheil Kianzad, Yuxiang Huang | CHI 2020 |
| UBC Killam Research Prize |
Alla Sheffer | UBC Research & Innovation |
| Award | Recipient(s) | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate TA Awards 2020 |
Adrian Lindsay, Jinfan Yang, Joey Eremondi, Matt Dietrich, Mohammed Suhail, Prithu Banerjee, Si Yi Meng, Surya Koppisetti, Xinhong (Sam) Liu, Zixuan Yin | UBC Department of Computer Science |
| Undergraduate TA Awards 2019 |
Alara Celik, Braxton Hall, Chanbin Lee, Courtney Hermary, Emili Gubskaya, Greg Gzik, John Turkson, Kevin Yap, Lucas Zamprogno , Pardis Roshanzimir, Richard Hou, Sasha Avreline | UBC Department of Computer Science |
| UBC Killam Teaching Prize |
Cinda Heeren | UBC Vice President Academic |
| Award | Recipient(s) | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Award of Excellence 2020 |
Braxton Hall, Chenliang Zhou, Daniel Bajj, Pardis Roshanzamir, Paul Wang, Raymond Situ, Sam Dover, Yuru Liu | UBC Department of Computer Science |
| Accenture Leadership Award 2019 |
Jeanette Johnson | UBC Department of Computer Science |
| Broadridge Financial Solutions Award for Women in Computer Science 2019 |
Hannah Lin | Broadridge Financial Solutions |
| Governor General’s Silver Medal |
Chenliang Zhou | University of British Columbia |
| Greer Family Scholarship 2019 |
Chen Hang, Hayden McTavish | UBC Department of Computer Science |
| Martin Frauendorf Memorial Prize 2019 |
Arden Allen | UBC Department of Computer Science |
| Rick Sample Summer Internship 2020 |
Rebecca Lin, Willis Cheng Peng, Yujing (Eugenie) Lai | UBC Department of Computer Science |
| VanHacks Award in Computer Science 2019 |
Petal Vitis | UBC Department of Computer Science |
| Visier Service Award in Computer Science 2019 |
Ayman Azhar | UBC Department of Computer Science |
2019
| Award | Recipient(s) | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| UBC CS Staff Award (for fostering a collegial environment) |
Ana Kopic Drole, Holly Kwan, Vivian Leung | UBC Computer Science |
| iQmetrix Service Award for Women in Computer Science |
Giulia Mattia, Hannah Lin | UBC Department of Computer Science |
| Maria Klawe Service Award |
Arden Allen, Kara Deane | UBC Department of Computer Science |
| UBC Computer Science Department Graduate Student Service Award |
Giovanni Viviani, Julieta Martinez-Covarrubias, Nico Ritschel | UBC Department of Computer Science |
| Visier Service Award for Women in Computer Science |
Jinny Byun | UBC Department of Computer Science |
| Visier Service Award in Computer Science |
Noah Heyl | UBC Department of Computer Science |
| Award | Recipient(s) | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate TA Awards 2019 |
Arthur de Sousa Marques, David Johnson, Hung Yu Ling, Jocelyn Minns, Marjan Albooyeh, Nico Ritschel, Sikander Rhandawa | UBC Department of Computer Science |
| UBC Computer Science Department 2018 Faculty Teaching Award |
Ali Madooei, Joanna McGrenere, Jordan Johnson, Michiel van de Panne, Nick Harvey, Oluwakemi Ola | UBC Department of Computer Science |
| UBC Computer Science Department Lifetime Teaching Award |
George Tsiknis | UBC Department of Computer Science |
| UBC Computer Science Department Undergraduate TA Awards |
Andrea Gottardo, Bronwyn Damm, Jonathan Budiardjo, Luciano Burla, Qianqian Feng, Ryan Kwon, Stefano Vazzoler, William Alvarez, Zoe Fox | UBC Department of Computer Science |
| UBC Killam Graduate TA Award |
Susanne Bradley | UBC VP Academic |